 the Elephant Is very like a rope!" And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and long, Each in his own opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong...  The Poems of John Godfrey Saxe - Page 261by John Godfrey Saxe - 1873 - 491 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Godfrey Saxe - 1868 - 496 pages
...swinging tail That fell within his scope, " I see," quoth he, " the Elephant Is very like a rope ! " VIII. And so these men of Indostan Disputed loud and...have read in Italian, Entitled, The Treasure of Gold. n. There lived near the town of Bologna A widow of virtuous fame, Alone with her only daughter, —... | |
 | Tom Hood - 1869 - 292 pages
...the right, And all were in the wrong ! 1IORAL. So ;>pt in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Eail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an elephant Not one of them has seen. 88 A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. ANONYMOUS. ON the evening of the 20th January, 1795, the city of Amsterdam... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 264 pages
...the right, And all were in the wrong ! MORAL. So apt in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Kail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an elephant A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. AXOXYMOUS. ON the evening of the 20th January, 1795, the city of Amsterdam... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1871 - 410 pages
...the right, And all were in the wrong ! 9. So, oft in theologic l wars, The disputants,2 I ween,8 Eail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an elephant Not one of them has seen ! Pertaining to theology or divinity. > Dls'PV-TXNTS. Those who dispute or argue. » WEEN. Thiuk ;... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1873 - 400 pages
...partly in the right, THE FIFTH READER. MORAL. 9. So, oft in theologic : wars, The disputants,2 1 ween,3 Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean,...And prate about an elephant Not one of them has seen ! ' TllE-p L6^'JC. Pertaining to theology or divinity. * Dls'PV-TXNTS. Those who dispute or argue.... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1874 - 396 pages
...right, And all were in the wrong ! MOKAL. 9. So, oft in theologic : wars, The disputants,2 I ween,3 Rail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an elephant Not one of them ha* reen ' > THE-p Ld^'Ic. Pertaining to theology or divinity. » Dis'PV-TXNTS. Those who dispute or... | |
 | Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.) - 1913 - 248 pages
...as to point the moral to our own selves: "How oft In scientific wars We disputants are seen To rail in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Sot one of us lias seen!" WHAT is RESEARCH? In this day of encyclopedias numerous and ponderous, one... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 pages
...Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong! MORAL. 9. So, oft in theologic wars, The disputants, I ween,...prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen! CIIL—SAXCHO PANZA. Sancho Panza, for faithful service to his master, Don Quixote, had been promised... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...opinion Exceeding stiff and strong, Though each was partly in the right, And all were in the wrong ! MORAL. So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I...prate about an, Elephant Not one of them has seen ! JG 8ax«. THE LAUNCHING OF THE SHIP. ALL is finished, and at length Has come the bridal day Of beauty... | |
 | William Darrah - 1876 - 206 pages
...partly in the right, And all were in the wrong ! So, oft in theologic wars The disputants, I ween, Bail on in utter ignorance Of what each other mean, And prate about an Elephant Not one of them has seen I 44 The Touch of Rescue. THE TOUCH OF EESCUE. EEV. GT COSTER. THE Fire was master ! How the flame... | |
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